Nov 03 Watch 4:58 Are the suburbs the next political battleground? By PBS News Hour America’s suburbs are undergoing a drastic demographic shift -- one that could have big implications on Election Day. Suburban areas that used to be reliably Republican are now steering Democratic. Judy Woodruff learns more from the NewsHour’s Daniel Bush. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 9:44 Has the election season hurt Trump the brand? By PBS News Hour In the past if you added the Trump name to any building, its value would have automatically increased, the effect of Donald Trump’s work to create a huge, global brand that includes products, real estate and, most recently, a campaign. Continue watching
Nov 03 Judge denies GOP call for statewide Pennsylvania poll watchers By Errin Haines, Associated Press A federal judge said the state GOP's request was "unreasonably delayed," is not in the public interest and does not meet the standard for a last-minute intervention from the court. Continue reading
Nov 03 Trump and Clinton have been largely silent on America’s longest ongoing war By Robert Burns and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have said next to nothing about how they would handle the war in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Nov 03 With eight Supreme Court justices, an undecided election could be ‘nightmare scenario’ By Mark Sherman, Associated Press As controversial as that decision was, it was made by a nine-justice court. This time around, there are only eight justices and the possibility of a tie vote. That would leave a lower federal or state court ruling in place,… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 7:53 Legal pot, gun control and other big ballot initiatives to watch By PBS News Hour There are more than 150 ballot initiatives this year at the state level, capable of creating huge change for voters. Nine states are voting on the legalization of recreational or medical marijuana. Other measures concern gun control, the minimum wage… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 7:01 What the candidates offer to Americans with disabilities, a growing voting bloc By PBS News Hour Unlike in past presidential contests, disability is something both campaigns have addressed this cycle, if sometimes inadvertently. More than 35 million Americans with disabilities will be eligible to vote, making up almost one-sixth of the electorate. Judy Woodruff gets views… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 2:59 Obama and other surrogates fan out to election battlegrounds By PBS News Hour Donald Trump sounded newly confident during a campaign stop in Florida, where he is neck-and-neck in the polls with Hillary Clinton, who also started her day there before heading to Arizona. Meanwhile, their surrogates are crossing the country to campaign… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Why congressional races matter, regardless of who wins the White House By PBS News Hour Regardless of who wins the presidential election on Nov. 8, the party that controls the balance of power in the U.S. House and Senate will play a crucial role in determining what gets done. Judy Woodruff speaks with Norman Ornstein… Continue watching
Nov 02 Column: Republicans supported Trump until they perceived him as a threat to white women By Nathalie Baptiste The Trump campaign has been fraught with bigotry, xenophobia and racism, but Republicans ignored it all — until they perceived him as a threat to white women. Why?… Continue reading